We asked Scholars and Alumni to share their good news. Here is what some of you accomplished during the Spring and Summer of 2005. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

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I am finally ABD.  I passed comps in March and completed my last course.  I'm writing my 1st three chapters this summer and hope to have my prospectus hearing in August.  This summer, I'm working two part-time jobs:  Policy Analyst for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission of the Virginia General Assembly and Editorial Assistant for Dr. Utsey who is the Editor for the Journal of Black Psychology. I am hoping to defend by December '05 or February '06 at the latest. 

Mary Angela Coleman
PhD Candidate (Educational Research and Evaluation)
MERC Fellow
Editorial Assistant, Journal of Black Psychology

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At this time, I will be taking my comps exams in the fall.  I hope to defend my dissertation proposal by December 1. 

Tristana Harvey

Penn State University

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I'm still at George Mason, going through classwork. I will still be a Holmes Scholar for the 2005/2006 school year. I WISH I was graduating, but will continue to plug away.... I hope you have a great summer. I will be doing some research work in Fairfax County. Regards to all.

Zora Marschall

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Thank you for asking about our current status.  Since my

graduation from Univ of Iowa in 2000, I am and have been the Research &

Planning Officer at Laney College (Peralta Community college district)

in Oakland, Ca.  From what I understand, I am the second African

American R & P Officer in the California Community College system. 

I graduated U of I with the PhD in Higher Education Administration and

the Education Specialist Degree (EdS) in Counseling and Student

Development in 2000.

Respectfully,

Dr. Connie Portero

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Presently I'm ABD! I have passed my comprehension examination and received approval of my proposal. I'm waiting for IRB approval to begin my study and look forward to completing this process summer 2005!

Alyssia J.  James

The George Washington University

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I defended my dissertation in December 2004, however I decided to participate in the May 22, 2005 commencement, thus I have officially finished the Urban Education Ph.D. Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and I have my degree proudly displayed.

I also accepted a position at the University of Memphis, my contact information is as follows:

Lisa M. Watts, Ph.D.

Assistant Director

New Teacher Center

College of Education

University of Memphis

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I am proud to announce that Theresa Yvette Robinson  (Holmes Scholar Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Successfully defended her dissertation titled, A STUDY OF THE  EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CURRICULA IN PROMOTING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.

Sincerely

Theresa Robinson

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I am collecting my dissertation data this summer and hopefully will defend it at the end of this summer or this coming fall. I got hired as tenure track assistant professor of early childhood program in Curriculum and Instruction department at Illinois State University.

Jin-ah Kim

Illinois State University.

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Greetings,

I defended my dissertation, and passed with distinction, in July of 2004.  I am currently an assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.  I was a scholar at the university of New Mexico. 

Best regards,

Kaarin Danielle Perkins, Ph.D.

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I have some updates. :)

Conference presentations:

Almeida, L. (2005). Hispanic Education Technology. Brown bag session, presented

at the Pennsylvania State University.

Almeida, L. (2005). Education reform from a Different perspective. Holmes

Partnership National Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Almeida, L. (2005). Emerging technologies of the 21st Century. Pennsylvania

Educational Technology Exposition and Conference (PETE&C), Hershey, PA.

Almeida, L. (2005) CAI and Learning. Pennsylvania Educational Technology

Exposition and Conference (PETE&C), Hershey, PA.

Publications:

Entry to be published at the Encyclopedia of Hyspanic Education. Co-authored

with Dr. Alison Carr-Chellman.

I am currently writting grants for the Braitmayer, Soros and Spencer

foundations, sponsored by our department.

Four of my proposals got accepted at the 2005 AECT conference in Orlando, FL.

As soon as we have more news, I would be glad to share them. :)

Luis C. Almeida

Holmes Scholar, Penn State

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I completed my Ph.D in Rehabilitation Counselor Education from the University of Iowa in July 2004.  I've just completed my first academic year as an Assistant Professor in the Human Services and Counseling Department at St. John's University in Queens, NY.

James Bethea, Ph.D

 St. John's University

 Queens, NY

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Presentation:

KACTE Conference (April 21 & 22), Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky

Title: "Addressing School Needs through Collaboration: Implementation of

the University of Kentucky's TEMP Project"

Status:

Preparing for Qualifying Exams in fall 2005

Thank you,

Gwendoline Ayuninjam

Holmes Scholar- University of Kentucky

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Here is an update on my status.

I am ABD and currently one of four doctoral candidates headed to Ashland University in Ashland,Ohio for the Summer Dissertation Writing Fellowship Program.  I too, should finish sometime during the 2005-06 academic year.

Antoinette M. Rogers
Graduate Assistant/Ph.D.Candidate
Virginia Commonwealth University

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Here is a current update on my progress.  This summer, I am completing my massive qualifying exams paper, and I hope to have it defended in early fall.  How exciting!

Yashica J. Crawford, M.A.E. 

Doctoral Student, Department of Educational Psychology

University of Florida

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Hello,

I have been initiated as a Holmes Scholar this year.

Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp

Department of Counselor Education

Auburn University

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I wanted to let you all know that I successfully defended my dissertation last week.  I have accepted a position as an assistant professor at the University of South Alabama in the Professional Studies department.  I appreciate all the prayers and support I have received from the Holmes Scholars program.

Thanks,

Monica Tate Hunter

Auburn University Holmes Scholar

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Dr. Lora Bailey has accepted a new position as director of the Early

Childhood program at the University of Kentucky at Louisville. To get

her under contract, she was given TENURE and promoted to associate

professor with other attractive benefits. All this following only three

years following her doctoral graduation. I will miss her at USC but am

delighted with her early success.  Go Holmes Scholar Alum!!!!

--Janet Mason

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Congratulations to Holmes Scholar Alum from Syracuse, Robin M. Smith,

Ph.D. smithrm@newpaltz.edu  who just received tenure and promotion to

associate professor at SUNY New Paltz.

   Way to Go Robin! Congratulations!!!!!

 Otherine Johnson Neisler, Ph.D. (Alumni)

Chair,  Department of Education

Saint Joseph College

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Dr. Djanna Hill received promotion and tenure at William Paterson University

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